The division of the entire world by the Ionians into Europe, Asia, and Libya is therefore inadequate (15-16). • The rapes of Io, Europa, and Medea, which motivated Paris to abduct Helen. Home : Browse and Comment: Search : Buy Books and CD-ROMs: Help : The History of Herodotus By Herodotus. The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Remarks on the Egyptian calendar, which Hdt.
Geography and topography of Egypt (6-9). Herodotus, bk 2, logos 6. Book Two. Current location in this text. line to jump to another position: Egypt. In the first logosof Book Two, he gives a description of the country, the desert, and the river Nile. A further proof: the soil of Egypt (12). Od. Herodotus is called the father of history, since rather than write history as an epic, he approached his work as a research project. How the Egyptian Pharaoh Psammetichus (c. 660 BC) used child speech to research the question of which was the oldest civilization, and found it to be Phrygia (2). Herodotus’s most popular book is The Histories. Your current position in the text is marked in blue. options are on the right side and top of the page. Hdt. Herodotus of Halicarnassus (c.480-c.429 BCE): Greek researcher, often called the world's first historian. “I was eager to return here, but the gods still held me in The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text.Purchase a copy of this text (not necessarily the same edition) from (1.1–5) argues that the race of Egyptians is much older than the Nile delta, which is recent alluvial deposit. His invasion of Egypt leads Hdt. Cambyses becomes king of the Persian Empire (530-522 BC).
Hdt. "The Ionians" (i.e. How the Egyptian Pharaoh Psammetichus (c. 660 BC) used child speech to research the question of which was the oldest civilization, and found it to be Phrygia (2). His plan to conquer Egypt gives Herodotus the opportunity to dedicate three logoito the ancient kingdom on the boards of the Nile. Herodotus has 387 books on Goodreads with 6435 ratings. Egyptian innovations in religion, architecture, and sculpture (4). The History of Herodotus by Herodotus, part of the Internet Classics Archive. Herodotus, with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Further proof for the alluvial land theory; the size of the Nile and the nature of the Red Sea (10-11). Hdt. BOOK 1 THESE are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians from losing their due meed of glory; and withal to put on record what were their grounds of feud. 's view of Egypt's extent is confirmed by the oracle of Ammon, which enforces abstention from beef upon all peoples in the Nile area (18). Cambridge.
He gives a (rather unconvincing) proof The subsequent Trojan War is marked as a precursor to later conflicts between peoples of Asia and Europe. Anaximander or Hecataeus) defined Egypt as only the Nile delta; but Hdt. The importance of the flooding of the Nile for Egyptian agriculture (14). Commentary: Quite a few comments have been posted about The History of Herodotus. Herodotus, The Histories A. D. Godley, Ed. LibriVox recording of Herodotus' Histories Vol. into Egyptian ethnography (1).
got this information from the priests of Hephaestus (Ptah) in Memphis; they told him much else about Egyptian gods which he declines to relate (3).
Enter a Perseus citation to go to another section or work. ("Agamemnon", "Hom. His invasion of Egypt leads Hdt. 1920. finds more efficient than the Greek one. Evidence for the theory that much of Egypt was once under water (5). Another proof: the banks of the Nile are higher today than they were long ago (13). 2 translated by A. D. Godley, read by LibriVox volunteers, proofed, coordinated, and produced by Karen Merline. into Egyptian ethnography (1). Egypt is really bigger than just the Nile delta, and it should be classed as a fourth land mass (17). Full search Persia.
Harvard University Press. Click anywhere in the Cambyses II, (Kabujiya, 530-522 BCE) in Books 2 and 3; Darius I, the Great, (Darayavahush, 522-486 BCE) in Books 3, 4, 5 and 6; Xerxes I (Khshayarsha, 486-466 BCE) in Books 7, 8, and 9. Cambyses becomes king of the Persian Empire (530-522 BC).